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Rock Band EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag The Beatles: Rock Band gets a new holiday commercial 0 Every time that launch commercial for The Beatles: Rock Band makes an appearance, I'm always blown away by how fantastic it really is. I'm still not certain how the advertisement was crafted, al... Rock Band DLC: Tom Petty, Kelly freakin' Clarkson 28 I think what most pleases me about the release of the "family friendly" LEGO Rock Band, it's that it opens up the platform to all kinds of pop nonsense we might not have ordinarily seen. By "nons... What Sgt. Pepper's looks like in The Beatles: Rock Band 7 In case you own The Beatles: Rock Band and for some reason don't know what Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sounds like, Harmonix, MTV Games, and Apple Corp. would like to remind you. That'... Rock Band DLC: AFI and The Bangles (Update) 15 If you thought that The Beatles: Rock Band downloadable content that was announced earlier today was the only time I'd be writing about Rock Band DLC today, you're wrong. Thank god, because serio... Sgt. Pepper's to hit The Beatles: Rock Band next week 17 Next week, the second full album by The Beatles will be available for download for The Beatles: Rock Band, Harmonix/MTV Games/Apple Corp. announced today.  The Beatles' 1967 record, Sgt. Pep... Here, have some random Spongebob Rock Band DLC 38 Last Friday, we passed along information about this week's Rock Band Music Store update, which included The White Stripes, Kasabian, and The Damned. Well, surprise -- there's more.  Today, t... Boston-based Main Drag bringing two albums to Rock Band 4 Boston-based The Main Drag -- whose song "Jagged Gorgeous Winter" appeared in Rock Band 2 -- has announced its intentions to make nearly every song they've ever recorded playable in Ro... Rock Band 3 will teach us to play for real, apparently 33 Speaking to the Chicago Tribune, Dhani Harrison has gone on the record to say that Rock Band 3 not only exists in some form, but that it's going to rock our worlds with hefty educational value. "... Rock Band DLC: White Stripes, Kasabian, The Damned 22 With the release of LEGO Rock Band, this week marks the first Rock Band DLC announcement where Harmonix/MTV has to go out of its way to specify what and what is not going to be available for the ... Brian May digs his LEGO RB character, had hair demands 6 Brian May's signature hair had to be nothing short of perfect for his appearance in LEGO Rock Band. Speaking to Yahoo! News UK, the Queen guitarist said "I think my LEGO character is wonderful. I... Black Friday: Get free LEGO Rock Band at Old Navy 19 Need a frost-free jacket for your toddler? Want to get LEGO Rock Band free? Well, set your alarms and find your nearest Old Navy, because have I got a deal for you! In the Black Friday ad uncover... The Rock Band 2 SE bundle for $99? Consider it done 20 From now until January 1, you can get down with your economically conscious self thanks to a deal from Harmonix. Valid at most retailers where you would normally buy videogames from, the Rock Ban... Ten Minute Taste: LEGO Rock Band 18 Earlier today, I gave you a taste of Band Hero, and proceeded to bare my soul to the Internet as I tried to convince everyone (and myself) that it's okay to like Maroon 5 songs. How many band ga... Rock Band happy hour in Los Angeles tomorrow night 19 Attention Los Angeles readers! Gyenari in Culver City is hosting a Rock Band happy hour starting at 9:30 tomorrow night. Hite beers will be $2, all other drafts are $5 and house wines and liquor... LEGO Rock Band launch trailer is badical 7 Yes, I know “badical” isn’t technically a word, but that’s the term Nick Chester used to describe the opening cinematic to LEGO Rock Band, and I couldn’t think of a... Rock Band DLC: Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Joan Jett 18 Dave Grohl fans have something to both cheer and complain about today. Next week's Rock Band Store update will feature a Foo Fighters four pack. On the other hand, there will also be a Nirvana th... Watch an Alien and a Predator play Rock Band together 11 What else needs to be said? A Xenomorph, a marine, a Predator and two of the Predator's friends team up to play The Automatic's "Monster" on Rock Band. This footage was captured at Lon... Rock Band: AC/DC pack to hit non-Walmart shelves soon 15 Remember that AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack that was released only at Walmart last November? Well, if you missed out or couldn't bring yourself to walk into the mega-retailer's stores, good ne... Could The Who: Rock Band be on the cards? 25 Most of The Who's greatest songs -- or, the band's greatest songs that work well in a rhythm videogame for four distinct players -- have already appeared as downloadable content for Rock Band. So... This LEGO Rock Band trailer has fake Tom Petty in it 8 For me, and I imagine a fair number of you good people, LEGO Rock Band started life as "that game with Europe's 'The Final Countdown' in it." Next, the ability to export its full libra... Rock Band still not profitable for Viacom 20 It's hard to argue that Rock Band isn't a really, really big success. Just recently it was revealed that the latest edition of the game, Beatles: Rock Band, sold pretty darn well in its first mon... Rock Band DLC: Kinda, sorta Halloween-themed week 22 Just yesterday I said to my wife, "Harmonix and MTV had better put out some Halloween-themed songs next week for Rock Band, or I'm going to riot." While it's not what I had in mind, I c... The Beatles: Rock Band defeats Guitar Hero 5 33 Evil publisher Activision recently claimed that Guitar Hero 5 outsold MTV Games' The Beatles: Rock Band and maintained its dominance in the music game genre. However, it looks like Activision may... Queen brick figures to appear in LEGO Rock Band 23 You read the headline right. Along with two playable Queen tracks -- "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions" -- the band will also be making an appearance in LEGO Rock ... I played the Queen and Beatles RB DLC, and it was great 16 In case you weren’t aware, this is, unequivocally, the greatest week in the nearly two-year history of Rock Band downloadable content. Yes, I said it, and here’s why. Available today ... Blur join LEGO Rock Band (Woo Hoo) 31 Damon Albarn and the boys from Blur are bringing their nineties Britpop nonsense to LEGO Rock Band, becoming the latest stars to be LEGOfied in EA's latest attempt to wrestle the music game crown... Queen guitarist hints at Queen Rock Band coming soon 48 Now that Beatles Rock Band is out and has proved such a successful concept, we're sure to see many other band-specific versions of the popular game. Like Queen, for example, may be next, if a rec... Preview: LEGO Rock Band 32 When Harmonix and Traveller’s Tales announced LEGO Rock Band back in April, the Internet went a bit crazy, charging that Harmonix had finally joined Activision among the ranks of the money-... Family-friendly Rock Band DLC playable in LEGO Rock Band 10 You know what’s awesome about Harmonix? They’re truly committed to the idea of Rock Band as a music platform. (Of course, that doesn’t include The Beatles: Rock Band, but I thin... LEGO Rock Band export won't be as cheap as RB1 (Update) 19 As we reported earlier, owners of the PS3 or 360 versions of LEGO Rock Band will be able to export most all of the game’s forty-plus songs to their hard drives so the tracks can be played i... LEGO Rock Band 100% exportable, track list exposed 22 LEGO Rock Band (check out our comprehensive preview), due out this holiday season, will offer over 40 songs. In keeping with Harmonix’s music platform ethos (and confirming an earlier rumor... Rock Band DLC: Brutal Legend pack, Satriani, and more 21 If you were wondering what you'd be doing until the Queen 10-pack for Rock Band dropped in two weeks, here's your answer -- rocking the f*ck out.  Next week brings the "Brutal Lege... Why yes, Rock Band is coming to iPhone/iPod Touch 4 So of course Rock Band is coming to the iPhone (and iPod Touch), right? This October, you can tap away on Apple's little touch-screen to 20 songs, with music from Blondie, the Smashing Pumpk... U2 likes the idea of music games, would love to be in one 62 Musicians have been very quick to sh*t all over music games with their "play a real instrument" demands and whining that titles like Guitar Hero and Rock Band discourage kids from wanti... ESRB reveals LEGO Rock Band's hard-partying minifigures 9 The ESRB continues its streak of selling me videogames with its descriptions of products, this time taking aim at the rated E for Everyone (10+!) LEGO Rock Band.  "D... David Bowie demands dancing in this LEGO Rock Band video 17 Here he is, the LEGO David Bowie we told you about yesterday. He's going to town on "Let's Dance," as it appears in the upcoming LEGO Rock Band.I still only vaguely see the resemblance ... LEGO Rock Band 'value' priced at $49.99 for PS3, Wii, 360 25 Although it will be the second of two Rock Band-branded games available this holiday (the first being The Beatles: Rock Band), LEGO Rock Band won't rock your wallet as much as you might have... LEGO David Bowie joins LEGO Iggy in LEGO Rock Band 29 We're still trying to come to grips with the fact that a LEGO version of the legendary Iggy Pop will appear in LEGO Rock Band. Now this: He (it?) is going to be joined by a LEGO-iz... Rock Band DLC: Electric Six, Alanis, The Racontuers 20 The wait for the klezmer 8-pack continues, with next week's Rock Band Music Store selections featuring music from The Raconteurs, Alanis Morissette, Electric Six, and The Flobots. For your perusa... Queen 10-pack coming to Rock Band this month 47 If you believed the rumors, congratulations! Harmonix has confirmed via its Rock Band 'zine that a Queen track pack -- ten damned songs! -- will be coming to Rock Band in the fourt... Rock Band DLC: Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, more 27 Harmonix has sent over the list of what songs we can expect to hit the Rock Band Music Store next week. Breaking Benjamin will have a three-track pack to coincide with the release of their new al... Update to Rock Band 2 brings new features 14 If you've turned on your 360 to play some Rock Band 2 lately, you may have noticed a new update is available for download. The gang at Harmonix have cooked up some new features for the game and t... Flight of the Conchords coming to Rock Band 37 At the Emmy's this past week, the guys from the Flight of the Conchords let slip that they have a few songs coming to Rock Band. Today, Sub Pop Records, the label for Conchords, confirmed to Team... Guitar Hero 5 comfortably ahead of The Beatles: Rock Band 83 Get ready to be aggravated with consumers around the world because Activision is claiming that Guitar Hero 5 is comfortably outselling The Beatles: Rock Band. If you take a look at our reviews of... Iggy Pop's LEGO abs will appear in LEGO Rock Band 23 Yes, we know this is a bit of "old" news since it was making the rounds last week. But Warner Bros. Interactive and MTV Games have just officially revealed that legendary rocker Iggy Po... Upcoming Pearl Jam DLC for Rock Band priced 12 We already knew that Pearl Jam's upcoming album, Backspacer, is coming to rock band in its entirety. But Harmonix and MTV Games have officially announced it today, and after shouting "OLD!&q... Video: Iron Maiden drummer plays The Beatles: Rock Band 29 From the "Reality Overload" files comes this video of Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain playing The Beatles: Rock Band. The 55-year-old drummer of the heavy metal band sits reclined in ... Rule the schoolyard with this LEGO Rock Band keychain 12 As if I don't already have enough crap hanging off my keychain, it looks like GameStop is offering a LEGO-rocker keychain up for pre-orders of LEGO Rock Band. I noticed the display while shopping... Rock Band DLC: Anvil, Dinosaur Jr., Tenacious D 22 If you like your lead vocalists to have nicknames like "Lips," then this is the week for you. Three tracks from legendary metal band Anvil will hit the Rock Band Music Store, making wha... Music game sales are down 46% 51 NPD Group’s Anita Frazier has cast a grim outlook on the formerly booming music game market, revealing that sales are down 46% from last year. Although things are bleak, it's not all bad, s... Massachusetts Governor dubs 9/9/09 'Video Game Innovation Day' 31 In honor of the release of Boston-based Harmonix Music Systems' The Beatles: Rock Band, Governor Deval Patrick has proclaimed September 9, 2009 "Video Game Innovation Day" in the state ... Bill Wyman thinks Rock Band stops people playing music 62 Another day, another out-of-touch old rocker who thinks that games like Rock Band are stopping people from playing real instruments. This time around, it's the turn of former Rolling Stone Bill W... Review: The Beatles: Rock Band 127 As the ending credits rolled on The Beatles: Rock Band -- set to the sounds of actual, archived studio chatter from the Fab Four -- our Xbox 360 controller went into sleep mode. Yes, the credits ... The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition bundle dwarfs my cat 44 Like The Beatles itself, the box that houses The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition is startlingly huge. The package arrived last week while I was in Seattle for the Penny Arcade Expo, and s... Harmonix failed a lot before they started to win 18 There's an old adage out there that a penny saved is a penny earned. That adage has nothing to do with this story, but since we're all about to learn a life lesson from the founders of Harmonix I... This week in Rock Band DLC: PAX music and stuff 19 Nick Chester is away at PAX, lounging around with his industry friends and getting off with all the girls, so it's up to me to fulfill his damn obligations and talk about Rock Band DLC. I don't k... Rock Band Bar Nights: The future of music gaming? 13 A few days ago, Harmonix and MTV Games announced its "Rock Band Bar Night" initiative, the goal to provide tools bar owners to host their own Rock Band nights around the United States. ... Rock Band Mobile? Yep, it's coming your way 14 I remember when I saw the previews for Rock Band Unplugged, I wasn't convinced a portable version of Rock Band was such a good idea. I had visions of people singing into thir PSPs in inappropriat... Rumor: LEGO Rock Band tracks exportable, DLC leak extravaganza 18 Wired's Chris Kohler has worked some magic, coercing from a high-level Harmonix source information that you're not supposed to know about the future of the Rock Band series... one day before Guit... MTV Games guaranteed rights holders $10 mil for Beatles use 5 MTV Games and parent company Viacom spent some major cash for you to be able to play Rock Band as The Beatles.According to the LA Times, Viacom has promised rights holders a minimum of somewhere ... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 24 hour contest time GO: For the Glory (PC) Dtoid Twitter    Got news?   tips@destructoid.com Reviews & Previews Left 4 Dead 2 review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex review Arkedo Series - 02 SWAP! review EyePet review New Super Mario Bros. 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